By Kate Sheppard, Mother Jones, May 8, 2013
There was a time not so long ago when the most contentious issue in Dryden, New York, was hiring a new dog catcher. Situated in New York’s Finger Lakes region, … Continue reading
This Town Took On Fracking and Won
May 9, 2013
Tiny Dryden, New York, just won the right to send frackers packing.
By Kate Sheppard, Mother Jones, May 8, 2013
By Kate Sheppard, Mother Jones, May 8, 2013
Court Rejects Exxon Bid to Dismiss Lawsuit
May 9, 2013
Court rejects Exxon bid to dismiss citizen enforcement suit.
Environment Texas, May 3, 2013
Environment Texas, May 3, 2013
A federal court has rejected, for the second time, an attempt by ExxonMobil Corporation and two subsidiaries to get rid of a lawsuit filed against them by Sierra Club and Environment Texas. The lawsuit alleges thousands … Continue reading
Appeals Court Says NY Towns Can Ban Fracking
May 2, 2013
Court rules unanimously in favor of towns of Dryden and Middlefield
By Jon Campbell, Politics on the Hudson, May 2, 2013
By Jon Campbell, Politics on the Hudson, May 2, 2013
A mid-level appeals court on Thursday said local governments in New York can ban hydraulic fracturing and shale-gas drilling within their borders, delivering a major blow to the natural-gas … Continue reading
How to Terminate a Gas Lease
March 22, 2013
This VIDEO is from the Fleased Forum on Gas Lease Termination, held in Norwich, NY on March 14, 2013. It is rather long, but very informative. The presentation by attorney Joe Heath on Gas Lease Termination starts at the 34:34 mark. The first 20 minutes or so of … Continue reading
3rd NY Town Wins in Court Over Fracking Ban
March 20, 2013
Avon defeats a court challenge to its ban on natural gas drilling.
By The Associated Press, March 19, 2013
By The Associated Press, March 19, 2013
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A third upstate New York town has won a court challenge to its ban on natural gas drilling as two previous cases are about to be argued … Continue reading
TX Supreme Court Won’t Hear Pipeline Case
February 27, 2013
Cash award for loss of property value due to pipeline allowed to stand
By Jennifer Hiller, Fuel Fix, Feb. 24, 2013
By Jennifer Hiller, Fuel Fix, Feb. 24, 2013
A McMullen County family that has battled a pipeline company since 2009 continued to prevail in court last week.
The Texas Supreme Court denied LaSalle Pipeline LP’s request to … Continue reading
Stop Gas Drilling — Sue Your Neighbor
February 13, 2013
Basic real estate law could stop gas drilling in the Northeast.
By Andrew Reinbach, Huffingtonpost, November 24, 2010
By Andrew Reinbach, Huffingtonpost, November 24, 2010
Basic real estate law could stop gas drilling in the Northeast.
Here’s the idea. When you bought your house you didn’t buy just dirt and bricks; you bought what your lawyer calls … Continue reading
NYS AG Schneiderman Prepares Methane Suit Against EPA
December 14, 2012
Schneiderman’s coalition charges that the EPA violated the Clean Air Act when it failed to address methane emissions in the August 2012 regulations.
By Casey Seiler, Capital Confidential, Dec. 11, 2012
By Casey Seiler, Capital Confidential, Dec. 11, 2012
CLICK HERE to read the letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson.
State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has let the … Continue reading
Chesapeake Appalachia Sentenced for Clean Water Act Violations
December 5, 2012
Chesapeake Appalachia to pay a fine of $600,000.
By NEWS9, December 3, 2012
By NEWS9, December 3, 2012
Chesapeake Appalachia was sentenced Monday in federal court for three violations of the Clean Water Act related to natural gas drilling activity in Wetzel County, according to a news release from United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld II.… Continue reading
Lawsuit Challenges Frackers’ Waste Disposal Practices in Arkansas
October 10, 2012
Potential damages are enormous and the lawsuit seeks treble damages under the federal anti-conspiracy statute.
By Max Brantley, Arkansas Times, October 5, 2012
By Max Brantley, Arkansas Times, October 5, 2012
An amended class action lawsuit has been filed in federal court in Little rock against Southwestern Energy, XTO and Chesapeake Energyover the wells they’ve drilled to … Continue reading
